Kraken
Kraken is a squid monster found in folklore worldwide. It is a large cephalopod entity associated with the sea.
↻ synthesized from 6 sources
When
- First attested
- 1700 CE
- Attested period
- 1700 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Creature introduced in the 2003 film *Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl*.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Shen, Krasue, Kurma, Kudan, Koro-pok-guru, Korrigan, Koshchei, Koto-furunushi, Krasnoludek, Krampus, Kting Voar, Kuarahy Jára, Kubikajiri, Kuchisake-onna, Kuda-gitsune, Kui, Kujata, Kukudhi, Kukwes, Kulshedra, Kumakatok, Kumiho, Kun, Kurabokko, Kurage-no-hinotama, Kurupi, Kushtaka, Kye-ryong, Kyourinrin, Kyūbi-no-kitsune, Kyūketsuki, Calypso, Davy Jones, Tia Dalma, Oceanus, Kronos, Atlas, Hyperion, Theia, Crius, Olympians, Kratos, Old Gods, Dahak, Calibos, Akkorokamui, Amikuk, Carbuncle, Lou Carcolh, kupua, Gaia, Zeus, Ares, Helios
- serves
- Davy Jones, Hades
- enemy of
- Jack Sparrow, Titans, Medusa
- created by
- Hades
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Kraken – squid monster (Worldwide)”
#4069 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Kraken (Scandinavian) – Sea monster”
#4885 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“sending Bootstrap Bill to threaten Jack and give him the black spot to attract the Kraken. The next morning, Jones realizes the key is gone and summons the Kraken to destroy the ship carrying Turner, who actually survives.”
#14433 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Otherwise, Jack must surrender or face the Kraken. Will survives and stows back aboard the Dutchman, now headed for Isla Cruces where the Dead Man's Chest containing Jones' heart is buried. On Isla Cruces, Will is reunited with Elizabeth, who has escaped jail and joined Jack Sparrow's crew.”
#14662 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In the 1981 film Clash of the Titans, the Kraken, actually an entity from Norse mythology, is presented as 'the last Titan'. In the 2010 remake, it is claimed Hades created the Kraken to defeat them.”
#40038 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5